Foldable garment toy and pillow

ABSTRACT

A convertible apparatus comprises a foldable object and a hood attached to the foldable object. The foldable object is configured to be capable of folding and stuffing into the hood. One or more fasteners are capable of securing the foldable object within the hood after folding.

RELATED APPLICATION INFORMATION

This Application is a non-provisional of Application Ser. No.61/899,837, entitled “Garment That Converts Into a Plush Toy”, filedNov. 4, 2013.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION

Disclosed and described is a foldable garment toy and pillow.Specifically, a garment converts into a plush toy or pillow by foldingwithin itself and fastening fasteners to contain the garment within thetoy or pillow.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Some prior art systems provide attractive and interesting alternativesto otherwise plain and simple devices. For example, backpacks shaped asteddy bears and other plush animals are fun and useful for schoolchildren. While such systems are attractive to children, and clever,they do not typically convert into toys or provide night-timeself-storage or use. Even teddy bear-shaped backpacks are stillbackpack-shaped devices, but with eyes and ears attached, for example.Further, such systems do not provide night storage or use for children.

None of these or other prior art systems provide the ability to beuseful in everyday life, to be fun as a children's toy, and the abilityto be useful during sleep-time for children, as the system shown anddescribed in the instant invention as claimed. Thus, such a system forsolving the aforementioned problems is desired.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In order to solve the problems and shortcomings of the prior art, aconvertible garment comprises: a wearable garment comprising a hood; thewearable garment configured to be capable of folding and stuffing intothe hood; and one or more fasteners capable of securing the garmentwithin the hood after folding.

According to another preferred embodiment, a convertible apparatuscomprises: a foldable object; a hood attached to the foldable object,the foldable object configured to be capable of folding and stuffinginto the hood; and one or more fasteners capable of securing thefoldable object within the hood after folding.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a foldable garment toy and pillowin the unfolded laid flat position according to one embodiment;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the embodiment of FIG. 1 in thelaid flat position with the arms folded into the body of the garment;

FIG. 3A is a front elevational view of the embodiment of FIG. 1 in thelaid flat position with the arms folded towards the center of thegarment;

FIG. 3B is a back elevational view of the embodiment of FIG. 1 in thelaid flat position with the arms folded towards the center of thegarment;

FIG. 4A is a front elevational view of the embodiment of FIG. 1 in laidflat position, but partially rolled from the bottom-up;

FIG. 4B is a front elevational view of the embodiment of FIG. 1 in thelaid flat position, but further rolled from the bottom-up with respectto FIG. 4A;

FIG. 4C is a bottom elevational view of the embodiment of FIG. 1 withthe garment fully rolled into the hood of the garment after the rollingof the garment as shown in FIGS. 4A-4B;

FIG. 5A is a back elevational view of the embodiment of FIG. 1 partiallyrolled from the bottom-up as in FIG. 4A;

FIG. 5B is a back elevational view of the embodiment of FIG. 1, butfurther rolled from the bottom-up as in FIG. 4B;

FIG. 5C is a back elevational view of the embodiment of FIG. 1 with thegarment fully rolled into the hood of the garment after the rolling ofthe garment shown in FIGS. 4A-4C; and

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view of the embodiment of FIG. 1 with thegarment fully rolled into the hood of the garment and fastened.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

For the purpose of illustrating the invention, there is shown in theaccompanying drawings several embodiments of the invention. However, itshould be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that theinvention is not limited to the precise arrangements andinstrumentalities shown therein and described below.

The foldable garment toy and pillow in accordance with preferredembodiments of the present invention is illustrated in FIGS. 1-6 whereinlike reference numerals are used throughout to designate like elements.With specific reference to FIG. 1, a front elevational view of afoldable garment toy and pillow 5 in the unfolded laid flat positionaccording to one embodiment is shown. Got example, the garment 5 mayinclude a pair of arms 7, a shirt body or vest portion 9. The garment 5may also include a hood or hoodie portion 11. In one embodiment, thehood 11 may include additional features for to appeal to children orother users, such as animal ears, eyes, nose, and/or other features thatmay cause the hood to appear like a stuffed animal or toy. Otherembodiments of the hood 11 may include features, for example, that maycause the hood 11 to appear as a stuffed train, car, boat, or other toythat may appeal to a child or other user.

With reference to FIG. 2 a front elevational view of the embodiment ofFIG. 1, laid out in the flat position with the arms 7 folded over thebody 9 of the garment 5 is shown. In this regard, the folding of thearms 7 over or under the body 9 may comprise a first step for thestuffing of the garment 5 into the hood 11 as indicated by arrows A.

With reference to FIG. 3A, a front elevational view of the embodiment ofFIG. 1 in the laid flat position with the arms 7 further folded towardsthe center of the garment 9 is shown. In this regard, the furtherfolding of the body 9 may comprise a second step for the stuffing of thegarment 5 into the hood 11 as indicated by arrows B. FIG. 3B is a backelevational view of the embodiment of FIG. 1 in the laid flat positionwith the arms 7 folded towards the center of the garment 9 as shown inFIG. 3A.

With reference to FIG. 4A, a front elevational view of the embodiment ofFIG. 1 in the laid flat position, but partially rolled from thebottom-up is shown. In this regard, the further folding of the body 9into the partially rolled position shown in FIG. 4A may comprise a thirdstep for the stuffing of the garment 5 into the hood 11 as indicated byarrows C.

FIG. 4B is a front elevational view of the embodiment of FIG. 1 in thelaid flat position but further rolled from the bottom-up with respect toFIG. 4A. In FIG. 4B, the body 9 is almost completely rolled up, andinserted into the bottom of the hood 11. In this regard, the almostcomplete folding of the body 9 into the partially rolled position shownin FIG. 4C may comprise a fourth step for the stuffing of the garment 5into the hood 11 as indicated by arrows

D.

FIG. 4C is a bottom elevational view of the embodiment of FIG. 1 withthe garment 9 fully rolled into the hood 11 of the garment 9 after therolling of the garment 9 as shown in FIGS. 4A-4B. Also shown in FIG. 4Cis a fastener 20 configured to provide securing of the stuffed garment 9in the hood 11 after folding and stuffing. The fastener 20 may comprise,by way of example and not by way of limitations, one or more buttons,one or more Velcro® hooks and loops, one or more stretchable bands andhooks, or the like. As a final step to stuffing the garment 9 into thehood 11, the user may secure the stuffed garment 9 in the hood 11 viathe fastener 20. At this point, the garment 9 stuffed in the hood 11 nowcomprises a stuffed toy 5, pillow 5, or other stuffed plush object 5converted from a wearable garment. Further, in other embodiments, thegarment 9 may be substituted for a blanket, towel, cloth or papernapkin, tissue paper, or any other foldable material.

With reference back to FIG. 3B, in one embodiment, further fasteners 22over and above the fastener 20 may be included on the hood 11. Withreference to FIG. 5A, a back elevational view of the embodiment of FIG.1, but partially rolled from the bottom-up as in FIG. 4A is shown, withthe additional fasteners 22 shown on the back part of the hood 11.

With reference to FIG. 5B, a back elevational view of the embodiment ofFIG. 1 but further rolled from the bottom-up as in FIG. 4B is shown. Theadditional fasteners 22 may then be connected by folding the bottom partof the hood 11 with the bottom fasteners 22 to connect with the topfasteners 22 to further secure the pillow or toy 5 once the garment 9has been folded into the hood 11. This step is shown by arrows E in FIG.5B.

With reference to FIG. 5C is a back elevational view of the embodimentof FIG. 1 with the garment 9 fully rolled into the hood 11 of thegarment after the rolling of the garment 9 shown in FIGS. 4A-4C, butafter the additional fasteners 22 have been fastened to complete thestructure of the pillow or toy 5, including, in one embodiment, tocondense the pillow or toy 5.

With reference to FIG. 6, a front elevational view of the embodiment ofFIG. 1 with the garment 9 fully rolled into the hood 11 of the garment11 is shown.

The various embodiments described above are provided by way ofillustration only and should not be construed to limit the invention.Those skilled in the art will readily recognize various modificationsand changes that may be made to the claimed invention without followingthe example embodiments and applications illustrated and describedherein, and without departing from the true spirit and scope of theclaimed invention, which is set forth in the following claims.

What is claimed is:
 1. A convertible garment comprising: a wearablegarment comprising a hood; the wearable garment configured to be capableof folding and stuffing into the hood; and one or more fasteners capableof securing the garment within the hood after folding.
 2. Theconvertible garment of claim 1, wherein hood comprises attachmentsconfigured to resemble a toy.
 3. The convertible garment of claim 2,wherein the toy comprises a stuffed animal.
 4. The convertible garmentof claim 2, wherein the toy comprises a toy vehicle.
 5. The convertiblegarment of claim 1, wherein the fasteners comprise buttons.
 6. Theconvertible garment of claim 1, wherein the fasteners comprise hooks andloops.
 7. A convertible apparatus comprising: a foldable object; a hoodattached to the foldable object, the foldable object configured to becapable of folding and stuffing into the hood; and one or more fastenerscapable of securing the foldable object within the hood after folding.8. The convertible apparatus of claim 7, wherein hood comprisesattachments configured to resemble a toy.
 9. The convertible object ofclaim 8, wherein the toy comprises a stuffed animal.
 10. The convertibleobject of claim 8, wherein the toy comprises a toy vehicle.
 11. Theconvertible object of claim 7, wherein the fasteners comprise buttons.12. The convertible object of claim 7, wherein the fasteners comprisehooks and loops.